GWD19-28 百思不得其解

Q28（问问问）:

Editorial in Krenlandian Newspaper:

Krenland’s steelmakers are losing domestic sales because of lower-priced imports, in many cases because foreign governments subsidize their steel industries in ways that are banned by international treaties.  But whatever the cause, the cost is ultimately going to be jobs in Krenland’s steel industry.  Therefore, it would protect not only steel companies but also industrial employment in Krenland if our government took measures to reduce cheap steel imports.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the editorial’s argument?

1. Because steel from Krenland is rarely competitive in international markets, only a very small portion of Krenlandian steelmakers’ revenue comes from exports.

2. The international treaties that some governments are violating by giving subsidies to steelmakers do not specify any penalties for such violations.

3. For many Krenlandian manufacturers who face severe international competition in both domestic and export markets, steel constitutes a significant part of their raw material costs.（这个感觉像加强！！！）

4. Because of advances in order-taking, shipping, and inventory systems, the cost of shipping steel from foreign producers to Krenland has fallen considerably in recent years.

5. Wages paid to workers in the steel industry in Krenland differ significantly from wages paid to workers in many of the countries that export steel to Krenland.

前提:进口商品便宜,危害国内钢铁业.结论:禁止进口,保护国内就业(but also 才是重点),注意这里出现了偷换概念,前提说的是钢铁业的就业恶化,结论说的是industrial employment in Krenland,整体的情况

削弱:禁止进口后,国内就业反而恶化了

C:For many Krenlandian manufacturers who face severe international competition in both domestic and export markets, steel constitutes a significant part of their raw material costs.

K地许多制造业国内国外竞争严峻,钢铁构成了他们的原材料很大一部分.与原文联系,禁止进口后,C中的行业其原材料价格升高,使其竞争力减弱,于是就业恶化,削弱.

当然这一题要绕一下,正确选项不明显,但一般逻辑题的正确答案,其思维相当严密,从用词上可见一斑,如本题C的severe international competition in both domestic and export,光说竞争还不够还要强调国内外竞争腹背受敌,以显示其脆弱.a significant part 显示钢铁对这些行业的重要性.